Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Bigron on 07 September 2017, 18:35:17
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I view next Monday's MOT with some trepidation. You may have read my posts about a mysterious coolant leak, which despite UV tracer dye I have been unable to identify with any certainty and applying resin to the suspect areas, I am still losing coolant - which means I probably need a new radiator.
If the MOT man gives me bad news on Monday, then the expense of a radiator plus a few woes that I know about and any others that he could tell me about could easily write off my much-loved steed.
I'm not religious, but your prayers areked for Monday, please..... :-*
Ron.
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Let the old girl live. She want's to live. :)
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I want her to live, dear Doctor, but it isn't entirely in my hands, sadly. :(
Ron.
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It can be something of a conundrum especially if like me you're on a tight budget.If the Omega fails and it's going to cost more than you think worth spending on it then you can think I'll use the "repair" money plus whatever I can get for the m.o.t. failure and buy another car,but what are you likely to end up with for a slender budget?A different car which breaks and costs to fix?Or get lucky and drop on a good reliable car?Do you feel lucky?Or do you bite the bullet and spend the money on the Omega which is a known quantity to you?
All this is pure speculation of course as it'll pass no problem :y
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Similar to the way I was thinking, Baza, but as you say, limited income/pension.
If I can't afford to repair the Omega then I can't afford another car.
I DO have a bus pass..... :(
Ron.
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Similar to the way I was thinking, Baza, but as you say, limited income/pension.
If I can't afford to repair the Omega then I can't afford another car.
I DO have a bus pass..... :(
Ron.
Spend the repair money and scrap value on a push bike plus Lycra. :P :P :P
Rods2 now retreats to a safe distance. ;D ;D ;D
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There is NO safe distance; I will hunt you down across time and space..... >:( >:(
Ron.
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Similar to the way I was thinking, Baza, but as you say, limited income/pension.
If I can't afford to repair the Omega then I can't afford another car.
I DO have a bus pass..... :(
Ron.
Spend the repair money and scrap value on a push bike plus Lycra. :P :P :P
Rods2 now retreats to a safe distance. ;D ;D ;D
Damn good idea Rods. ;D ;D ;D
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The list for the Death Squad is growing!
Ron.
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You haven,t got too far to come to find me Ron lad, good job i,ve just bought a new racing bike. ;)
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May your lycra split from arse to tit! :P
Ron.
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Bit of a distance for both of us to cycle, but do you want to meet up Voyager 2 or the more distant Voyager 1? :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D
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A duel to the death across time and space!
Ron.
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Look on the bright side Ron if you do have to ride a bike to work, then you'll soon look as good in lycra as
STEMO Guffer! :y
Also please make sure your lycra is hi-viz! :)
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If I were ever froced to wear lycra, I would want it to be as LOW visibility as possible!
Oofers certainly know how to kick a bloke when he is down. :( :( :(
Ron.
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Nothing like a bit of dark humour to cheer you up Ron! :-* ;D
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Welcome to the Dark Side,
Luke Sir Tig..... 8)
Ron.
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We are not kicking you when down, all the bicycle riders on OOF are very happy that you've seen the light and joining us as a fellow cyclist, welcome to the bright side. :y :y :y If you have any questions before going to buy your bike and Lycra then I will do my best to answer them and where that serious cyclist Guffer is always helpful I'm sure he will help as well. :y :y :y 8) 8) 8)
Maybe we ought to write an OOF guide to cycling - Choosing a new bike, clothing, lights and other safety gear. Have you thought about what sort of bike you want yet and set a budget? :) :) :)
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We are not kicking you when down, all the bicycle riders on OOF are very happy that you've seen the light and joining us as a fellow cyclist, welcome to the bright side. :y :y :y If you have any questions before going to buy your bike and Lycra then I will do my best to answer them and where that serious cyclist Guffer is always helpful I'm sure he will help as well. :y :y :y 8) 8) 8)
Maybe we ought to write an OOF guide to cycling - Choosing a new bike, clothing, lights and other safety gear. Have you thought about what sort of bike you want yet and set a budget? :) :) :)
Plenty of bikes to choose from here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41197341
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I've already got a bike, burien id its various bits in my garage - a 1952 Sunbeam S8 - which mdeffo does not require me to wear lycra; just a flat cap and pac-a-mac.
It will see all cyclists off the road in a cloud of leaded-petrol fumes..... 8)
Ron.
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Go Ron....do it..do it..do it ;D
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I've already got a bike, burien id its various bits in my garage - a 1952 Sunbeam S8 - which mdeffo does not require me to wear lycra; just a flat cap and pac-a-mac.
It will see all cyclists off the road in a cloud of leaded-petrol fumes..... 8)
Ron.
A real motorbike. With no Omega to fettle and fix every weekend, this looks like an ideal substitute. :y :y :y
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Yes, as posted elsewhere my screenwash has failed completely, and so will the car on Monday. :'(
Ron.
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A bit of Russian ingenuity with a washing up liquid bottle, a litter pickup stick and some gaffer tape and you will be fine. ::) ::) ::)
Here is one that was done earlier to fix the windscreen wipers. ;D ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WevQlQ4wcPc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WevQlQ4wcPc)
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You will pleased to know Ron lad that i went for a quick ride on my new bike, got a fricken puncture, had to bloody well walk home. >:( :'( ;D ;D ;D
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No, I'n not pleased to know; a puncture on a bike is no laughing matter.
No harm done to you, I hope?
Bikes are easier to push than Omegas! ;D
Ron.
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No, I'n not pleased to know; a puncture on a bike is no laughing matter.
No harm done to you, I hope?
Bikes are easier to push than Omegas! ;D
Ron.
Yes, thank God. ;D
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Yes, as posted elsewhere my screenwash has failed completely, and so will the car on Monday. :'(
Ron.
I've postponed my MOT appointment for another week until I can get the screenwash to work - no point in taking it to the test centre, knowing that it is bound to fail. :(
Ron.
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You will pleased to know Ron lad that i went for a quick ride on my new bike, got a fricken puncture, had to bloody well walk home. >:( :'( ;D ;D ;D
Get some Kevlar reinforced puncture resistance tyres and you will then very rarely have a puncture. :y :y :y